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astFree
-
Free previously allocated memory
- Description:
- This function frees memory that has previouly been dynamically
allocated using one of the AST memory function.
- Synopsis:
- void
astFree( void
ptr )
- Parameters:
-
ptr
-
Pointer to previously allocated memory. An error will result
if the memory has not previously been allocated by another
function in this module. However, a NULL pointer value is
accepted (without error) as indicating that no memory has yet
been allocated, so that no action is required.
- Returned Value:
-
astFree()
-
Always returns a NULL pointer.
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AST A Library for Handling World Coordinate Systems in Astronomy
Starlink User Note 211
R.F. Warren-Smith & D.S. Berry
24th May 2011
E-mail:ussc@star.rl.ac.uk
Copyright (C) 2009 Science \& Technology Facilities Council